Names That Mean Native
- Sooni
Origin:
Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknownDescription:
A pretty and wearable option with traditional Choctaw roots.
- Talako
Origin:
Choctaw, Native AmericanMeaning:
"eagle"Description:
Also spelled Tahlako, this Choctaw name is an animal related name.
- Chochokpi
Origin:
Choctaw, Native AmericanMeaning:
"throne for the clouds"
- Shilah
Origin:
Navajo, Native AmericanMeaning:
"brother"Description:
The Navajo word for "brother" bears resemblance to the biblical place name Shiloh. If you have Navajo heritage, this is one to consider.
- Hattak
Origin:
Choctaw, Native AmericanMeaning:
"man"Description:
The double Ts are pronounced with a slight pause between them like in "nighttime."
- Kiowa
Origin:
Kiowa, Native AmericanMeaning:
"principal people"Description:
The Kiowa People are an Indigenous American tribe of the Great Plains. The exact derivation of their name has been lost, but most scholars agree it means "principal people." The Kiowa People have used different names for themselves over the years, including Kútjàu or Kwu-da, meaning "emerging" or "coming out rapidly," and Kom-pa-bianta, meaning "people with the large tipi flaps."
- Patria
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"native land"Description:
As patriotic as a name can be.
- Satima
Origin:
Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknownDescription:
A traditional female name in the Choctaw tradition.
- Chaan
Origin:
Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknownDescription:
A name from the Choctaw tribe of Mississippi and Alabama.
- Seneca
Origin:
Latin surname and Native AmericanMeaning:
"people of the standing rock"Description:
Seneca's distinguished heritage as the name of the ancient Roman philosopher-playwright who tutored Nero, and of an Iroquois tribe makes this an interesting choice for either sex.
- Chashwi
Origin:
Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknownDescription:
A masculine name in Choctaw culture.
- Chaliis
Origin:
Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknownDescription:
Traditional Choctaw male name.
- Poloma
Origin:
Choctaw, Native AmericanMeaning:
"bow"Description:
Although it looks and sounds like the Spanish name Paloma, meaning "dove," Poloma has Native American origins from the Choctaw tribe.
- Toona
Origin:
Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknownDescription:
Masculine name in the Choctaw tradition.
- Denali
Origin:
Place-name and Native AmericanMeaning:
"the great one"Description:
Alaska's Denali National Park is the home of the highest mountain in the US, officially renamed Denali in 2014, endowing the name with a lofty feel. There were 20 boys and 55 girls given the name in 2014.
- Cordovan
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"native of Cordoba; Cordovan leather"Description:
This strong sounding choice is associated with a type of tanned leather that takes its name from the city of Cordoba in Spain, the region in which it was originally made. Cordoba itself is sometimes said to mean "good town".
- Chahta
Origin:
Choctaw, Native AmericanMeaning:
"Choctaw"Description:
The Choctaw name for their own tribe, occasionally bestowed as a given name.
- Tokabi
Origin:
Choctaw, Native AmericanMeaning:
"has killed"Description:
Derived from the Choctaw elements tok, meaning "has" and abi, "killer."
- Shtabi
Origin:
Choctaw, Native AmericanMeaning:
"kills with"Description:
One of numerous names that could have been given to Choctaw men after a successful hunt.
- Kinta
Origin:
Choctaw, Native AmericanMeaning:
"deer"
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